[Part 1_August]C31——Names

Names<br><br><br>Rat boy. Freak. Monster. Freddy Kruger. E.T. Gross-out, Lizard ace. Mutant. I know the names they call me. I've been in enough playgrounds to know kids can be mean. I know, I know, I know.<br> I ended up in the second-floor bathroom. No one was there because first period had started and everyone was in class. I locked the door to my stall and took off my mask and just cried for I don't know how long. Then I went to the nurse's office and old her I had a stomach ache, which was true, because I felt like rd been kicked in the gut. Nurse Molly called Mom and had me lie down on the sofa next to her desk. Fifteen minutes later,<br>Mom was at the door.<br> "Sweetness," she said, coming over to hug me.<br> "Hi." I mumbled. I didn't want her to ask anything until afterward.<br> "You have a stomach ache?" she asked, automatically putting her hand on my forehead to check for my temperature.<br> "He said he feels like throwing up," said Nurse Molly, looking at me w...